Exemplary projects and initiatives are implemented and replicated at local and regional level. The following best practices are categorised by topic and geographic area.
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The new technology for small-scale biomass-based district heating combines heat and power in South East Sweden, Sweden. This bio-based electricity generation could cover 2-7 % of total electricity demand in Sweden.
Read more >>CIRCWASTE-project provides information for the potential users of biogas in the Central Finland Region, Finland. In this project, Central Finland is focusing on the promotion of biogas for transport use.
Read more >>The passive house pilot project is the most innovative project in Calarasi district in the Republic of Moldova so far. It allowed the construction of a kindergarten building based on the passive house concept.
Read more >>Hospitals are among best candidates for energy saving projects. Indeed, REA Sjever in Koprivnica, Croatia, started in 2014 this successful long-term energy retrofitting of the General County hospital Koprivnica into an energy efficient hospital.
Read more >>79 measures will be implemented in the Castilla y León region (Spain) to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission of the region by 2020. The Energy Efficiency Strategy – CyL sets the target of more than 30% reduction.
Read more >>EAZK is boosting Energy Efficiency in the Zlín Region, Czech Republic, through Smart Energy Management via the Interreg Central Europe project BOOSTEE-CE.
Read more >>The Kilkenny Streetlight LED Retrofit Pilot Project: an ambitious project to retrofit 1,300 street lights to LED across the city and county of Kilkenny, Ireland.
Read more >>Save@work was an energy saving competition between 176 public office buildings over 9 participating European regions. It is about bringing employees together, helping them to take charge regarding how they use energy in their building.
Read more >>As part of the objective of becoming 100% fossil fuel free by 2030, Kalmar County, in Sweden, has purchased biogas fueled buses. Authorities chose to reuse biomethane to address over-fertilisation and fostering the shift towards a carbon neutral transport system.
Read more >>Thousands of residents of Bucharest have benefitted from the Bucharest Sector 1 programme which aims to improve the energy efficiency of apartments and public buildings in the Romanian capital.
Read more >>The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Agency “AE3R Ploiesti-Prahova” is supporting 10 municipalities in the Prahova County to elaborate the “Energy Efficiency Improvement Program” (PIEE). After completing the program for the Municipality of Magurele, the agency started collecting the energy consumption data for the Lipanesti Municipality in order to substantiate the analysis necessary for the elaboration of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Program.
Read more >>The OÖ Energiesparverband (OÖ ESV) offers over 30 seminars and training courses each year covering subjects in the fields of energy and buildings technologies, energy management, energy efficiency and renewable energy, thus supporting the market introduction of innovative technologies and solutions.
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